Osvaldo Lessa Filho (born 23 September 1966 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian football manager.
By January 2016, they had requested that he leave Persipura[4] and in March the Brazilian felt some trepidation over a possible dismissal after tying with Arema Cronus and finishing bottom in Group B of the 2016 Bhayangkara Cup.
[5] On top of that, former footballer Nico Dimo advised the board to entrust the management to Mettu Dwaramury, Chris Leo Yarangga and Fernado Fairio instead as well.
[12] Recording three straight losses in a row in 2017, Lessa was chastised by the Sriwijaya board but was given an opportunity to redeem himself in the fifth round against Mitra Kukar[13][14] which he won 3–1.
[14] On 17 June 2017, Lessa was ousted from his job by the club and Hartono Ruslan replaced him as caretaker coach.